ARRS Roentgen Fund Names New Radiology Journalism Fellows: Catherina Zadeh and Jan Vosshenrich


Leesburg, VA, October 23, 2025—The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) is pleased to announce Catherina Zadeh, MD, FRCR, of the University of Iowa as the 2026 Melvin M. Figley Fellow in Radiology Journalism. ARRS also recognizes Jan Vosshenrich, MD, from Switzerland’s University Hospital Basel as the 2026 Lee F. Rogers International Fellow in Radiology Journalism.

Supported by The Roentgen Fund® and named for two emeritus editors of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the Melvin Figley and Lee Rogers Fellowships offer practicing radiologists an unparalleled opportunity to learn the tenets of medical publishing via “the yellow journal”—the world’s longest continuously published radiology journal. Through hands-on experience with AJR staff and personnel from the Roentgen Ray Review—as well as apprenticeship with AJR Editor of Chief Andrew Rosenkrantz—Drs. Zadeh and Vosshenrich will receive expert instruction in scientific writing and communication, manuscript preparation and editing, peer review processes, journalism ethics, and digital publication. 

Additionally, the two will attend the 2026 ARRS Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA, where they will co-present the AJR Year in Review Sunday Session and participate in the Editor’s Forum.

Founded in 1907, AJR is one of the specialty’s leading peer-reviewed journals, publishing clinically oriented content across all imaging subspecialties and modalities relevant to radiologists’ daily practice. Publishing hundreds of articles annually in a diverse range of formats, including original research, reviews, clinical perspectives, editorials, and other short reports, AJR further engages its audience through a spectrum of social media and digital communication activities.

Since 1990, The Roentgen Fund has granted millions of dollars to hundreds of imaging professionals for both research pursuits and professional development. Today, through six vital scholarship and fellowship programs, the generosity of The Roentgen Fund’s donors is channeled to every corner of the globe—establishing dual foundations in innovation and leadership for a true diversity of radiology’s next generation.

A clinical assistant professor of radiology at the University of Iowa Healthcare and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, specializing in musculoskeletal radiology and pediatric imaging, Catherina Zadeh, MD, FRCR, also provides expertise in neuroradiology and serves as associate program director for the radiology residency program. Dr. Zadeh completed her diagnostic radiology residency at the American University of Beirut Medical Center and a fellowship in musculoskeletal, neuroradiology, and pediatric imaging at the University of Iowa Healthcare. Her academic interests include imaging evaluation of knee osteoarthritis and hip joints with ongoing research projects focused on hip MRI and intraarticular gadolinium-based MRI sequences. Dr. Zadeh has presented her work at national and international conferences, including ARRS and the Radiological Society of North America, and has publications in leading radiology journals. Beyond clinical and research activities, she is passionate about medical education, mentorship, and quality improvement initiatives that enhance patient care and resident development. Dr. Zadeh was selected for the Radiology Leadership Academy at the University of Iowa and continues to pursue projects that merge clinical excellence with innovation in radiologic practice.


Associate professor of radiology at the University Hospital Basel in Switzerland, Jan Vosshenrich, MD, completed fellowships in musculoskeletal and body imaging and was a research scholar at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City, focusing on deep learning–enhanced fast musculoskeletal MRI. His research interests include reporting and workflow optimization, radiology energy consumption, and advanced MRI techniques—particularly, the clinical applications of modern low-field MRI and deep learning methods for fast musculoskeletal and body MRI. Dr. Vosshenrich has co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed research articles, received multiple research grants, and is frequently invited to deliver educational lectures at national and international radiology meetings. His contributions as a reviewer for leading radiology journals have been recognized with several certificates of distinction, including Radiology. Part of the standing abstract reviewer committees of various radiological societies, currently, he serves on the editorial boards of AJR and European Radiology.

North America’s first radiological society, the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) remains dedicated to the advancement of medicine through the profession of medical imaging and its allied sciences. An international forum for progress in radiology since the discovery of the x-ray, ARRS maintains its mission of improving health through a community committed to advancing knowledge and skills with the ARRS Annual Meeting, two radiology journals—American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) and Roentgen Ray Review (R3)—InPractice magazine, ARRS Symposia, free-access multimedia from our Global Partner Societies, as well as awarding scholarships via The Roentgen Fund®.

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